Daily Bible Reading

• Luke 1:39-57 June 1, 2020

  ​Visit of Mary to Elizabeth (transferred)

  ³⁹In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, ⁴⁰where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. ⁴¹When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit ⁴²and exclaimed with a loud cry, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. ⁴³And why has this happened to me, that the mother of my Lord comes to me? ⁴⁴For as soon as I heard the sound of your greeting, the child in my womb leaped for joy. ⁴⁵And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her by the Lord."

  ⁴⁶And Mary said,
   "My soul magnifies the Lord,
   ⁴⁷and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
   ⁴⁸for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant.
   Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
   ⁴⁹for the Mighty One has done great things for me,
   and holy is his name.
   ⁵⁰His mercy is for those who fear him
   from generation to generation.
   ⁵¹He has shown strength with his arm;
   he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
   ⁵²He has brought down the powerful from their thrones,
   and lifted up the lowly;
   ⁵³he has filled the hungry with good things,
   and sent the rich away empty.
   ⁵⁴He has helped his servant Israel,
   in remembrance of his mercy,
   ⁵⁵according to the promise he made to our ancestors,
   to Abraham and to his descendants forever."

  ⁵⁶And Mary remained with her about three months and then returned to her home.

  ⁵⁷Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son.